Display-rack.



Patented 06120, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

G. H. GLASHAGEL.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLIGATION FILBD OCT. 21, 1912.

G. H. GLASHAGEL.

' DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 21, 1912.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE.

CHARLES H. GLASHAGEII, OFLA GRANGE, ILLINOIS.

DISPL AY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented Oct. 20, 1914. Application filed October 21, 1912, Serial No. 726,936. i i

To all whom it may concern:

em, a citizen of the United States, residing at La Grange, in the county State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks,

' of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to displa racks for canned goods and has for one its ob'ects to provide such a device which shall a 0rd exhibiting space for all the cans supported thereby, which shall-be operable to permit easy intentional removal of cans and prevent accidental displacement thereof, and which shall be rotatable on a vertical axis and ad-; justable vertically'for ready access to anyof'the cans displayed,all in a structure involving simple, parts.

Other objects of my invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from a consideration of the following description taken in conjunction with the drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of an embodiment of .my invention, with part insection; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 -3 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, A indicates generally a can-supporting rack rotatably supported upon a base-B by engagement of an adjust-.

able member Cupon rod D.

The base B may be provided by a metal casting having legs 5 and a central perforated portion 6 in which the rod D may be inserted and retained therein by set screw 7, 'or otherwise. r

The rod D is of a length to permit adjustment of the bearing member G at such heights thereon as to adapt the device for use when placed either upon a table or on the floor. The bearing member C is shown as a split collar having lugs 8 to receive a bolt 9 which is, with its nut 10, operable to secure the collar in any desired position upon the rod. The upper surface of the collar C is continuous and not split and serves as a track 11 for bearing balls 12.

The display rack A is shown as comprising upper and lower rod-engaging spiders or plates 13 and 14 respectively, each suitably shaped to receive a series of can-hold.- ing'stacks 15. The lower plate 14 is preferably provided with a hub portion 16 having in its lower edge a groove 17 which 99- of Cook and durable, and well appearing acts with opposing groove 11, to hold the Be it known that I, CHAnLEsI-I. GLASHA-' balls 12, whereby said lower plate and the parts carried thereby are rotatably supported by and axially disposed on the rod at a height determinedby the adjustment of the collar C.

The .can-engagin means or stacks 15, as shown, are prefera ly made of sheet metal bent'to encom ass somewhat morethan half of the circum erence of a can; that is, being in cross-section somewhat more than semicircular, so that cams inserted therein at.the top willbef retained against lateral -movement but will have a sufiicient area thereof exposedfor display of the can without removal. Near the lower end each stack, is cut away, as at 18, so that it is here of substantially semi-circular form. Obviously the lowest can may therefore be removedlaterally from thiscut-away semi-circular zone of the'st-rip.

For convenient construction, the plate 14 has on its top surface upwardly-pro ecting segmental rib members 19, preferably integral with each other and with the plate 14-, against which the stacks 15 engage and to which they Beyond each said rib member 19, the plate provides a circular base portion 21, each having therein a notch 22 whereby a portion of the bottom surface of the can which rests on said notched circular portion is exposed, to facilitate removal of the can. The plate maybe thinner toward its outer edge as shown in Fig. 1, and the notches may have their edges inclined backwardly as indicated at 23. \Vith this form of lower plate are attached, as by screws 20.

and stacks, it will be apparent that a minimum of thecan-supporting means is visible, while the only operation necessary to remove a can is to place a finger on the bottom of the can where it is exposed by notch 22, thus drawing the can out from under the superposed the-finger and can. This operation may of course be aided, if necessary, by gripping the diametrically opposite sides of the can where they are exposed by the cut-away portions 18.

For support of the stacks at their upper ends and for guiding engagement on rod D,

the upper spider or frame 13 provides a central perforated portion 24, an annular connected thereto by integral portion 25,

The annular rim member 25 has spokes 26.

cans by the frictional engagement of its outer edge shaped to provide a series of segmental notches, in which the stack 15 may be secured, as by screws 27 The up er exposed corners of the stacks are prefera 1y bent outwardly as at 28.

The use and operation of the device will be obvious from the above description. If the device is to be used on a table, counter, or the like, the collar C will be adjusted to a position just above the base B to bring the rack at a height easily accessible. If it is used on the floor the collar C will be adjusted to position higher up, the adjustment of the collar obviously adapting the device to any height of support from the floor to the ordinary table or counter. The cans are placed one upon the other within stacks 15 with their labels exposed between the longitudinal edges of the stacks, when the device will display all the cans supported and permit removal of the cans as heretofore described.

While I have herein described a single embodiment of my invention it will be apparent that changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

An apparatus for storing and displaying canned goods, comprising a central, vertical spindle, upper and lower supports rotatableforming to the inner edges of the stacks,

the said lower support having formedtherein grooves extending around the inner edges of the said rib members and adapted to receive the lower edges of the said stacks substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereoi I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. GLASHAGEL.

In the presence of Foiu'm BAIN, MARY F. ALLEN. 

